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Care for Elias, 77: help cover a carer and medication in Dortmund
Elias, 77, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,100 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 77. After a stroke last March Elias can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Elias desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Elias worked all of his life as a bus driver, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $5,100 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $3,850
• Medication and prescriptions: $510
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $460
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $280
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Dortmund.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Dortmund
Thank you. If you're in Dortmund I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. I'll keep the page updated.
Wishing you peace. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Please keep us posted. God bless.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Elias.
Sure. The biggest one is part-time carer (six months), $3,850. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Happy to explain more.
Shared it with a few friends. Love from Colorado Springs.
This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
thinking of you, Patrick. Hope the doctors have good news. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Shared this with my family. Thinking of Dortmund
Praying for you. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Dortmund
thinking of you, Patrick. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.